Lucknow Super Giants wicketkeeper batter Quinton de Kock conceded that it was a disappointing batting performance from them despite sealing a 20-run win over Punjab Kings at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. Lucknow suffered a middle-order collapse and managed just 153 on the board but their bowlers stepped up and delivered. for KL Rahul’s men
Quinton de Kock top-scored with 46 from 37 balls and stitched an 85-run partnership with Deepak Hooda, who was promoted to No. 3 after a rare failure from KL Rahul. Lucknow, it seemed, would go on to post a challenging total but Lucknow went from 98/1 to 126/7 as big names including Krunal Pandya and Marcus Stoinis failed to get going.
It was Dushmantha Chameera (!5) and Mohsin Khan (13 not out), the two lower-order batters, who came up with crucial hits, including 3 sixes in the end overs, as Lucknow managed to post in excess of 150.
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“I thought we didn’t quite have the total we wanted to but the guys bowled really well and somehow our bowlers got it done for us tonight. We have a lot to thank for them. They bowled really well and it’s great to have that sort of bowling unit at the moment,” Quinton de Kock said.
GREAT GAME FOR MOHSIN
Mohsin hit a six against Rahul Chahar in the 18th over and finished the Lucknow innings with a boundary while Dushmantha Chameera hit two sixes in the 19th over bowled by Kagiso Rabada, who finished with figures of 4/38.
The two pacers returned with the ball and delivered for captain KL Rahul, picking up 5 wickets. While Mohsin finished with figures of 3/24, including the wicket of Liam Livingstone, Chameera got the big wicket of Mayank Agarwal and Jonny Bairstow.
Mohsin, a 23-year-old pacer from Uttar Pradesh, flaunted his wide range as he bowled the fastest delivery of the match while also outfoxing batters with his variations.
De Kock heaped praise on the lower-order contributions, highlighting the efforts of young Mohsin Khan with both bat and ball.
“A couple of bombs there by Mohsin at the end there, it was great to see but to be honest it’s not really his job to be doing that. It’s us, the top order’s job, to do that. But for him to still come out and do that, I don’t want to put that responsibility on him but it happened and he came through. So congrats to him and he had a great game.”
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